Condoms for Women
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After a couple of decades of research, technical problem-solving, and gaining FDA approval condoms for women are are readily available. The remaining hurdles may be cultural and educational.
And there are more daunting problems. Without programs to teach women how to use them and to negotiate for their use with unwilling male partners, women don’t adopt female condoms, says Bidia Deperthe. In African countries, when a woman suggests condom use — either version, for the female or the male — her husband often assumes she’s being promiscuous.
Reinventing the condom - for women
Anything that aids women in protecting themselves from sexually transmitted diseases is a good and welcome thing.